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CARSE.

CARROLL, J-ohn Lee, governor of Maryland, was burn at Jioiuevvuod, near Baltimore, Md., in 1830; grandson of Charles Carroll of Carrollton. He was educated at Georgetown (D. C.) univer- sity, at Mount St. Mary's coUege, Emniittsburg, Md., and at Harvard law school. He was admit- ted to tJie bar in 1851, and from 1859 to 1863 practised in New York city, meanwhile serving as U. S. commissioner. In 1863 he returned to his native place, and in 1867 was elected a mem- ber of the state senate, and was again elected in 1871. He served as governor of Maryland fi-om 1876 to 1880.

CARROLL, Samuel Sprigg, soldier, was born in Washington, D. C, Sept. 21, 1833. He was graduated at West Point in 1856, and served on frontier duty, on the Utah expedition and as quartermaster at the military academy until November, 1861, when he was x^romoted captain of the 10th infantry. In December of that year he was promoted colonel antl transferred to the 8th Ohio volunteers. He commanded a brigade in the operations in central Virginia from May to August, 1863; was engaged in the northern Virginia cami^aign, in the battle of Cedar moun- tain, and was wounded in a skirmish on the Rapidan, Aug. 14, 1863. He commanded a brigade at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettys- burg, receiving for his services at Chancellors- ville the brevet rank of major. May 3, 1863. In July, 1863, he was brevetted lieutenant-colonel for Gettysburg. In May, 1864, he was engaged in the battle of the Wilderness, receiving for his gallantry the brevet rank of colonel. He was twice wounded at the battles of Spottsylvania in May, 1864. On May 13, 1864, he was promoted brigadier-general of volunteers, and on March 13, 1865, was brcA'etted major-general of volunteers for gallantry during the rebellion, and brigadier- r^eneral, U. S. A., for his services at Spottsylvania. He was mustered out as a volunteer, Jan. 15, 1866, and from June, 1866, to April 1, 1867, was on re- cruiting service. He was promoted lieutenant- colonel, 31st infantry, Jan. 33, 1867. He was retired as major-general, June 9, 1869, " for dis- ability from wounds received in battle." He died in Washington, D. C, Jan. 38, 1893.

CARROLL, William, soldier, was born in Pitts- burg, Pa., in 1788. He removed to Nashville, Tenn., in 1810, and in 1813 was appointed captain and brigade inspector in Jackson's division. He fought gallantly at the battles of Enotochopco and Horseshoe Bend, being severely wounded in the latter engagement, March 37, 1814. In Novem- ber, 1814, he was appointed major-general of Ten- nessee militia, of which state he was elected governor in 1830. He remained in office until 1827, and was again elected in 1828, serving until 1835. He died in Nashville, Tenn., March 22, 1844.

CARRUTH, James Harrison, botanist, was born at Phillipston, Mass. , Feb. 10, 1807. He was graduated at Yale in 1833, attended the Auburn theological seminary in 1837, and in 1838 was graduated at Yale theological seminary. After preaching for ioui years he removed to Kansas, and in 1863 accepted a call to the chair of natural sciences at Baker university, Baldwin, Kan., M'here he remained imtil 1866. He again preached in various parishes until 1873, when he was made state botanist of Kansas. He published the re- sults of his botanical research and lectured on spiritualism and in opposition to woman's rights. He died ia Van Buren, Ark., Sept. 15, 1896.

CARRUTH ERS, William A., author, was born in Virginia about 1800. He acquired his educa- tion in the schools of his native state, and at- tended Washington college for a *^^ime. Later he practised medicine in Virginia, and in Savannah, Ga. He contributed numerous articles to period- ical literature, and was the author of The Cava- liers of Virginia (1832): TJie Keutnckian in Neic York; The Knights of the Horseslioe; a Traditionary T'ale of the Cocked-Hat Gentri/ in The Old Dominion (1845), and Life of Dr. Cald- ivell. lie died in Savannah, Ga., about 1850.

CARSE, Matilda B., philanthropist, was de- scended from Scotch ancestors who fled from Scotland during the time of religious persecution, in the 17th century. In 1858 she removed to Chicago with her husband, Thomas Carse. a rail- road manager. In 1869 they went abroad, and Mr. Carse died in Paris. France, in June, 1870, leaving Mrs. Carse with three boys. On lier return to Chicago she be- came prominent in temperance work, and in 1878 was elec- ted president of the Chicago central wo- man's Christian tem- perance union. She established, under the auspices of the union, the Bethesda day nursery, the first in- stitution of the kind in Chicago. Among the other results of her labor are kindergartens, gospel temperance meetings. Sunday schools, missions, employment bureau, a reading-room, dispensaries, industrial schools, and mothers' meetings, the annual co.st being upwards of ten thou.sand dollars. Iii 1880 she founded, and became president of. the woman's temperance publishing association, and